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$60K penalty to Forestry Corp NSW for Mogo State Forest water pollution

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has handed down two penalty notices totalling $60,000 against Forestry Corp NSW following ongoing concerns regarding water pollution within Mogo State Forest area. Read More

mike.wheelerJanuary 27, 2026, 9:06 amJanuary 27, 2026

Council, Councils, EPA Victoria, Opinion

EPA charges over alleged illegal acceptance of industrial waste

EPA Victoria has taken further action over alleged illegal acceptance of industrial waste without the appropriate permissions at two Diamond Creek properties. Read More

mike.wheelerOctober 16, 2025, 8:41 amOctober 16, 2025

Council, Features, Online Subscription, wastewater treatment

Central Coast Council fined for sewage discharge event

Central Coast Council has been fined $30,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) after it allegedly discharged over 140,000 litres of sewage from its North Sewage Treatment Scheme into
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mike.wheelerOctober 2, 2025, 8:54 amOctober 2, 2025

Council, Legislation, News, Online Subscription

Hobsons Bay City Council’s trials vape recycling initiative

Hobsons Bay City Council has launched a vape recycling trial to offer the community a sustainable way to dispose of the products, as well as limit their environmental impact. Despite national sales restrictions
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mike.wheelerApril 3, 2025, 10:02 amApril 3, 2025

Council, Federal, Federal Government, Legislation, Legislation, Opinion, State

Government mandated procurement needs to be the norm

According to the Oxford Reference Dictionary, among several other meanings, the word ‘procurement’ refers to the ‘purchase of goods and services by the public sector at all levels of government’. Read More

mike.wheelerJanuary 16, 2024, 10:09 amJanuary 16, 2024